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Eiichi Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy | Limited Edition | Blu-ray

Name: Eiichi Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy | Limited Edition | Blu-ray
Brand: Zane's Video
SKU: 760137186052
Price: 59.99 USD
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In many ways, Eiichi Kudo's 60s Chanbara films were more representative of the genre's past than it's future. In a film industry turning more and more toward tales of lone ronin battling insurmountable odds against corrupt officials and rogue bandits, Kudo's films were complex narratives of court intrigue and chivalry.

Later remade into an excellent (and much bloodier) Samurai film in its own right by modern J-cinema master Takashi Miike, 13 Assassins tells the tale of a debauched lord, whose misdeeds and lack of honor threaten the good name of samurai everywhere. Thus Doi Toshitsura (famed actor Tetsuro Tanba must gather a crack squad of men to face Lord Matsudaira and his 200 men at arms.

Meanwhile, The Great Killing tells the story of two warring factions—the Shogun and his loyal retainers against the Shogun's brother and his revolutionary backers. It's a multi-layered, twisting tale of double crosses and treachery, told with great style and grim resolve. And finally, 11 Samurai details the injustice of feudal Japan after a the Shogun's son kills a local lord, resulting in the banishment of the lord's household. Can eleven loyal men stand against the might of the Shogunate?

For fans of traditional samurai tales, Kudo's trilogy is absolutely essential viewing.

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Special Features

High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all three films
Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all three films
Optional newly translated English subtitles for all three films
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Fournier
Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by Chris D., Earl Jackson and Alain Silver

DISC ONE - 13 ASSASSINS

Brand new audio commentary by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
The Samurai Variations, a brand new video essay by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont on legendary composer Akira Ifukube's score for the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 1, an archival interview where Eiichi Kudo's former assistant director Misao Arai and filmmaker Dirty Kudo discuss Eiichi Kudo and Toei's role in the Japanese film landscape of the 1960s
Theatrical trailers

DISC TWO - THE GREAT KILLING

Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
Magician of Light and Shadow, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Daisuke Miyao on the cinematography seen in the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 2, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss the jidaigeki genre and expand on the political dimension of The Great Killing
Masaaki Ito Remembers Eiichi Kudo, a tribute to the director by his former assistant and brother-in-law

DISC THREE - 11 SAMURAI

Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
Fighting the Poison, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements on the historical setting and context of the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 3, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss some of the filming techniques seen in the film and the conception of the Samurai as seen in Eiichi Kudo's jidaigeki films
Eiichi Kudo: The Art of Realism, an archival interview with Fabrice Arduini, filmmaker and programmer for the House of Culture of Japan in Paris, where he discusses jidaigeki and the films of Eiichi Kudo

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